Sword-and-Sandal: The Story of the Period Epic

7.0

2019

54m

DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent film era to the present day.

Key Crew

Director

Jérôme Korkikian

Producers

Fabien Husson

Nathalie Ducrin

Heike Lettau

Writers

Jérôme Korkikian

Cinematography

Jean-Yves Charpin

Music

Maximilien Mathevon

Cast (22)

Julien Bocher

Self - Narrator (voice)

Hervé Lacroix

Self - Narrator (voice)

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